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Have you experienced headaches, tiredness, allergies or other unexplained symptoms associated with the amount of time spent in a specific building or room? You might have “Sick Building Syndrome” which is associated with mold exposure [R].

5. Mold Can Cause Eye, Nose, Throat, and Skin Inflammation

A questionnaire study was performed with 36,541 randomized parents. It found that moldy homes were associated with inflammation in the eyes, nose, throat, and skin [R].

A study was done measuring reported symptoms and indoor air quality by teachers in New York State [R].

Reported mold or mold odors was associated with a 70% increase in reporting one of the following symptoms [R]:

Sinus problems

Headache

Allergies/congestion

Throat irritation

In another school study, mold or water damage was associated with respiratory infections, eye irritation (~2.1X), nasal congestion (~2.4X), and sore throat (~2.7X) [R].

6. Mold May Cause Headaches and Fatigue

In a questionnaire study performed with 36,541 randomized parents, it found that moldy homes were with headache and fatigue [R].

7. Mold May Contribute to Autoimmunity and a Chronic Inflammatory State

In one study with 209 people, abnormally high levels of antibodies were found (ANA and antibodies against myelin). This means that mold may increase the risk for Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis [R]. However, this study has a poor design and selection bias.

Shoemaker has coined the condition “CIRS”, which is a chronic inflammatory state that is induced after mold. It is characterized by high levels of inflammatory markers (C4a, MMP9, TGF-b1) [R].

One study in Sweden with 7.5k participants found that people were up to 2X more likely to have eczema in buildings with mold odor (2X), dampness and humid air [R].

Another study in the US with 8.4k people also found that people were close to 2X more likely to have eczema in building with a musty odor [R].

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a strain of yeast found in baker’s and brewer’s yeast. While not a mold, it is a Fungi. One study mentions that this is the closest evidence we have linking fungi to autoimmune disease [R].

A growing number of studies have detected high levels of Anti-S. cerevisiae autoantibodies (ASCAs) mainly in patients with Crohn’s, but also antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis [R].

Antibodies against S. cerevisiae are found in 60–70% of patients with Crohn’s disease, and 10-15% in ulcerative colitis compared to 0-5% in healthy people [R].

It is thought that a protein in yeast mannan is similar to proteins in our body, and the body gets confused and starts attacking our own bodily proteins [R].

8. Mold May Have Some Alzheimer’s Link

One study brought down 7 case reports of people who had Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s like symptoms and there were various strains of mold found in their houses [R].

People Susceptible to Fungal Infections

Exposure to fungi or spores can lead to systemic fungal infection, also known as mycosis [R].

This is more common in people with compromised immune systems, for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, who are more likely to get certain fungi infections [R].

One study showed an increased risk of mycosis in alcoholic liver disease patients and this risk was also associated with an increased risk of death [R].

The use of antibiotics, pregnancy, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS increase the risk of vaginal yeast infections, whereas clothing and personal hygiene do not appear to [R].

Both athlete’s foot and toenail fungus are more prevalent with increasing age, male gender, and type 2 diabetes [R].

Prevention

If your home or office has taken on water or flooded, remediation should be rapid and complete. Everything should be thoroughly dried and may need to be removed if mold is already present [R]. Mold can develop within 48 hours of taking on water [R].

Is Your Health Issue From Mold?

It’s very hard to pinpoint whether a certain health issue started as a result of mold. There are other possibilities, such as air pollution, VOCs, carbon dioxide, environmental chemicals, radon, tobacco smoke, and airborne infections that could also cause someone to be sick.

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